White northerners supported resettling free African Americans on Africa's west coast for all of the following reasons except:
A) white prejudice and racism prevented black equality in America.
B) repatriation presented the opportunity to spread Christianity to Africa.
C) free blacks were considered an economic and political liability.
D) huge profits could be made by charging free blacks resettlement fees.
Answer: D
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A) The establishment of a republic B) The alliance of Austria with France C) The abolition of serfdom D) Voting rights for all citizens of Austria E) The abolition of the poll tax
All of the following factors contributed to the legalization of slavery in Virginia in the second half of the seventeenth century EXCEPT
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